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Antidepressants drugs that prevent or relieve the symptoms of depression. Various psychological disorders are treated with antidepressants.
Antidepressant agents act by increasing the levels of excitatory neurostransmitters. The main types of antidepressant drugs in use today are:
- tricyclic antidepressants, such as Amitriptyline (Elavil), Imipramine (Tofranil), Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs or serotonin boosters), such as Fluoxetine (Prozac), Paroxetine (Paxil), and Sertraline (Zoloft)
- monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO inhibitors), such as Phenelzine (Nardil), and Tranylcypromine (Parnate)
- tetracyclic compounds and atypical antidepressants which do not fall into any of the above categories
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